Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has studied the Red Planet's atmosphere and terrain from orbit since 2006 and also serves as a key data relay station for other Mars missions, including the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Equipped with a powerful camera called HiRISE that has aided in a number of discoveries, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back thousands of stunning images of the Martian surface that are helping scientists learn more about Mars, including the history of water flows on or near the planet's surface.

MRO Faculty

Lynn Carter

Associate Department Head, Associate Professor, University Distinguished Scholar

Earth, Lunar Studies, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces, Titan & Outer Solar System

Virginia Gulick

Research Professor

Astrobiology, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Surfaces

Jack Holt

Professor, EDO Director

Earth, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces

Alfred McEwen

Regents Professor

Astrobiology, Lunar Studies, Photogrammetry, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces

Stefano Nerozzi

Assistant Research Professor

Earth, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces

MRO Researchers

Sarah Sutton

Photogrammetry Program Lead, HiRISE, Researcher/Scientist

Earth, Lunar Studies, Photogrammetry, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Surfaces, Small Bodies

MRO Support Staff

Nicole Bardabelias

Science Operations Engineer, HiRISE

Nicole Baugh

Uplink Operations Lead, HiRISE

Kristin Block

Principal Science Operations Engineer, HiRISE

Richard Leis

Staff Technician, Senior, HiRISE

Singleton Papendick

Science Operations Engineer, HiRISE

Earth, Planetary Surfaces

Anjani Polit

Deputy Principal Investigator, OSIRIS-APEX

Christian Schaller

Spacecraft Operations Software Engineer, HiRISE